triantánach
See also: triantanach
Irish
Etymology
From triantán (“triangle”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
triantánach (genitive singular masculine triantánaigh, genitive singular feminine triantánaí, plural triantánacha, comparative triantánaí)
- triangular, three-cornered; deltoid
Declension
Declension of triantánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | triantánach | thriantánach | triantánacha; thriantánacha² | |
| Vocative | thriantánaigh | triantánacha | ||
| Genitive | triantánaí | triantánacha | triantánach | |
| Dative | triantánach; thriantánach¹ | thriantánach; thriantánaigh (archaic) | triantánacha; thriantánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos triantánaí | |||
| Superlative | is triantánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- puball triantánach (“ridge tent”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| triantánach | thriantánach | dtriantánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "triantánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “deltoid” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “triangular” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.